Connections Table of Contents
Connections Table of Contents
This section of our web site records the all crew reunions that have been conducted or are being planned. Photos and captions can be contributed by any crew member.
This was our first reunion. It was conducted in San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green county in Texas.
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This reunion was conducted in Portland Oregon and highlighted a visit to an LST of the same class as the Tom Green County. Lots of photos of the LST 1166 visit have been contributed. A few photos of the banquet have also been contributed. No photos of the business meeting have been contributed as yet. Your contributions will be appreciated by your shipmates.
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The 2003 Reunion has been conducted in Portland, Maine. The Mag 7 has taken on the responsibility of coordinating this reunion. They have used a new approach. The group is collectively responsible with no single coordinator being named.
The reunion scrapbook has been placed on-line. The link below will take you there.
Click here to view.The Mag 7 needed and obtained a lot of help to complete a large number of tasks to make the 2003 reunion happen. The link below will take you directly to the Task Listing if you desire a look at the work plan.
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The 2004 Reunion has been conducted at San Diego, CA. Planning and coordination was headed up by Eugene Watkins from the first cruise. The information that has been made available has been included on the pages that follow. In the event you want to contact Eugene he can be reached at: Email address - eugenewatkins@aol.com
Snail mail address
Eugene Watkins
25266 Hereford Dr.
San Diego. Calif. 92065
The reunion information has been supplied by Gene for your review. The following link will take you there.
Click here to view the 2004 reunion info..Two attendee reports concerning the reunion have been sent to me and have been included as part of this reunion page. If you are interested in having your comments or photos published as part of this page please send them to me via Email.(eflange@aol.com)
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The 2005 reunion was conducted at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. A great time was had by all. Las Vegas never closed but most of us gave up at a reasonable hour. The stamina of the old days just wasn't there anymore.
Some initial information has been submitted for your review by Marlene and Leon Levin, the 2005 reunion coordinators. Over the next several weeks more information will be submitted. Check back occassionally
*Check out the Orleans Hotel Overview*
*Check out the Attendee List*
*View Banquet Photos*
*Check out the business meeting minutes*
*Click here to view the initial progress report
Based on the results of the 2005 Business Meeting discussion and vote Las Vegas is the designated location for the LST 1159 2006 Reunion. Marlene Levin at this time volunteered to host it once again.
If you have not as yet reviewed the virtual tour of the beautiful Orleans Hotel accomodations and the many activities available at the hotel click on the link for the Orleans Hotel in the 2005 Reunion section above.
*Check out the Attendee List*
*Check out the Hospitality Room*
*Check out the Business Meeting*
*Check out the banquet*
*Check out the Raffle results*
*Check out the First Progress Report*
*Check out the second Progress Report*
Click here to view current 2007 Reunion info.
Click here to view current 2008 Reunion info.
This section of our web site records gatherings of crew members of a single cruise. They are planned and organized independently of the all crew reunions. Photos and articles can be contributed by any attendee.
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Cruise 5 has conducted the Gatherings listed below. You can view these pages individually and then return to the Table of Contents OR you can view them sequentially. At the end of each Gathering page is a link that allows you to proceed to the next gathering or to return to the Table of Contents.
Click here to view 2002 Nashville Gathering.
Click here to view 2003 Memphis Gathering.
Click here to view 2004 Pigeon Forge Gathering.
Click here to view 2005 Bransom Gathering.
This section of our web site records meetings of two or more crew members that have become reconnected by arranging a dinner together, visits to each others homes, spending a weekend together, and other informal meetings of this type. Photos and stories can be contributed by any attendees.
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During the first reunion conducted durng 2002 the attending crew voted to establish an association of crew members and to elect crewmembers of each cruise to represent them in the completion of the work required to get the association formed and documented. This page summarizes the work completed during 2002.
Reports from the newly formed 2003 Mag 7 will be added when received.
No financial or activity reports received for 2003
No financial or activity reports received for 2004
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The link below returns you to our web site covering the ships history, the comments of the men that served aboard, and the personal photos contributed.
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